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3-year-old California girl hospitalized with acute kidney failure after eating at Costa Mesa spot amid E. coli outbreak, lawsuit claims

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What to know about 3-year-old California girl hospitalized with acute kidney failure after eating at Costa Mesa spot amid E. coli outbreak, lawsuit claims

3-year-old California girl hospitalized with acute kidney failure after eating at Costa Mesa spot amid E.

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3-year-old California girl hospitalized with acute kidney failure after eating at Costa Mesa spot amid E.

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Add The California Post on GoogleA Southern California family has filed a lawsuit after their 3-year-old daughter allegedly developed acute kidney failure tied to an E.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Both the California Department of Public Health and USDA confirmed that there are no reported cases of E. coli outside California possibly linked to this E. coli outbreak”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “The complaint, filed Tuesday in Orange County Superior Court, claims Costa Mesa resident Jeffrey Gogue purchased a chicken plate and a beef kofta plate from The Kebab Shop at 1555 Adams Ave. on March 28.”
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The evidence provided consists of general information about the name 'Jeffrey' and Jeffrey Epstein. There is no evidence regarding Jeffrey Gogue or a purchase at The Kebab Shop on March 28.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jeffrey is a common English given name, and a variant form of the name Geoffrey (itself from a Middle French variant of Godfrey, Gottfried). [1]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_(given_name)
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web search NEUTRAL — He began his career as a math teacher at the Dalton School, before entering the banking and finance sector. Over several decades, he made much of his fortune providing tax and estate services to billi…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 14, 2026 · The call Jeffrey is identified throughout generations as a conventional desire for boys, and is valued for its non violent and dignified which means. While the call has advanced from hi…
https://www.allnamemeaning.com/jeffrey/
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Claim 3: “A Southern California family has filed a lawsuit after their 3-year-old daughter allegedly developed acute kidney failure tied to an E. coli outbreak connected to beef served at The Kebab Shop.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia definitions of 'lawsuit', 'barbecue', and 'food trucks'. There is no specific evidence confirming a lawsuit filed by a Southern California family regarding a 3-year-old's kidney failure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barbecue is a tradition often considered a quintessential part of American culture, especially the Southern United States. First introduced to the lands which would become the United States by the Taí…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue_in_the_United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A food truck is a large motorized vehicle (such as a van or multi-stop truck) or trailer equipped to store, transport, cook, prepare, serve and/or sell food. Some food trucks, such as ice cream trucks…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_truck
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pit barbecue is a method and/or apparatus for barbecue cooking meat and root vegetables buried below ground. Indigenous peoples around the world used earth ovens for thousands of years. In modern time…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_barbecue
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Claim 4: “federal health officials investigate a broader E. coli outbreak linked to beef kofta sold at Kebab Shop locations across California between March 27 and April 30.”
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Multiple independent sources (Food Safety News, Marler Clark, and a bit.ly link citing health officials) confirm an E. coli outbreak linked to beef kofta at The Kebab Shop in California.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Doner kebab or döner kebab is a Turkish dish made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie. Seasoned meat stacked in the shape of an inverted cone is turned slowly on the rotisserie, next to a vertical…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doner_kebab
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Merrylands West is a suburb in western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Cumberland City …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrylands_West
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meat plays a much more dominant role in Pakistani cuisine as compared to other South Asian cuisines. The most popular are chicken, lamb, beef, goat, and fish. Beef is particularly sought after for keb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_meat_dishes
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Claim 5: “Five people were hospitalized, and two victims developed hemolytic uremic syndrome”
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Food Safety News and Marler Clark both explicitly state that five individuals were hospitalized and two developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
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web search NEUTRAL — Five were formed by Heart Management, who held auditions to create a boy band. The group were signed by Simon Cowell and BMG / RCA. In November 1997, Five released their debut single, "Slam Dunk (Da F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_(group)
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web search NEUTRAL — FiveM allows servers to use custom cars, maps, weapons, and more dynamically. FiveM allows servers to keep the original game AI, so you'll never be alone. You can also PvE! FiveM uses Rockstar's netwo…
https://fivem.net/
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web search NEUTRAL — Hand-cut fries, made-to-order burgers, and creamy shakes. Order online or find a Five Guys near you. Real ingredients. Real flavor.
https://www.fiveguys.com/
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Claim 6: “Her condition rapidly worsened in the following days and she was admitted to hospital on April 3, where she remained for 17 days, the suit says.”
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The evidence provided contains general information about hospital stays and the month of April. There is no specific evidence regarding the hospitalization of a child on April 3 for 17 days.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Its length is 30 days. April is commonly associated with the season of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April 17 is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 258 days remain until the end of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A major tornado outbreak took place between April 17–18, 2026 within the Midwestern United States, Upper Midwest, and the Southern Plains. The Storm Prediction Center forecasted a wind and hail-driven…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_April_17–1…
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Claim 7: “By the next day, the girl began suffering from “bloody diarrhea, nausea and vomiting,” court papers said.”
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The evidence provided contains general medical definitions of gastroenteritis and calendar information about March. There is no specific evidence regarding a child 'KG' experiencing these symptoms on March 29.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ides of March () is the day on the Roman calendar marked as the Idus, roughly the midpoint of a month, of Martius, corresponding to 15 March on the Gregorian calendar. It was marked by several maj…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ides_of_March
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The March man refer to: Bataan Death March in the Philippines during World War II March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a 1963 civil rights event Salt March, when Gandhi in 1930 walked to protest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_March
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Claim 8: “Health investigators traced the illnesses to grilled beef kofta sold at both Northern and Southern California locations of the Mediterranean chain”
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Multiple sources (CDPH via Food Safety News and other reports) confirm that the outbreak was traced back to grilled beef kofta served at The Kebab Shop.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 31, 2026 · The ground beef was sent to "California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Washington for further distribution for retail sales," ...
https://www.facebook.com/peoplemag/posts/-bitly4nuelucthe-fs…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 · After interviewing the people who became ill, the CDPH traced the outbreak back to a “grilled beef kofta served at The Kebab Shop”. The illness ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/5-hospitalized-over-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 · Interviews with ill individuals indicate that grilled beef kofta served at The Kebab Shop is the likely outbreak source. The Kebab Shop is fully ...
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/NR26-022.aspx
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Claim 9: “The California Department of Public Health has identified nine illnesses connected to the outbreak as of May 19, including six children.”
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Three independent sources (Food Safety News, Marler Clark, and the FSIS report) all state that nine people, including six children, were infected.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 · Six illnesses are in children. Five individuals have been hospitalized, and two have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). No deaths have ...
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/05/e-coli-outbreak-linke…
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web search NEUTRAL — Six illnesses are in children. Five individuals have been hospitalized, and two have developed HUS. No deaths have been reported.
https://marlerclark.com/kebab-shop-e-coli-outbreak-sickens-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 31, 2026 · Nine California residents, including six children, have become infected after consuming The Kebab Shop's beef kofta, health officials say.
https://www.facebook.com/peoplemag/posts/-bitly4nuelucthe-fs…
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Claim 10: “The Kebab Shop said Sunday it has severed ties with Olympia Foods following the outbreak investigation.”
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Claim 11: “this product was voluntarily removed by TKS nationwide on May 18”
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Claim 12: “The lawsuit names both The Kebab Shop and supplier Olympia Foods as defendants.”
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